Office Administration

Office Administration

The Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for positions in administrative support careers. It equips office professionals to respond to the demands of a dynamic computerized workplace.

Students will complete courses designed to develop proficiency in the use of integrated software, oral and written communication, analysis and coordination of office duties and systems, and other support topics. Emphasis is placed on non-technical as well as technical skills.

Graduates should qualify for employment in a variety of positions in business, government and industry. Job classifications range from entry-level to supervisor to middle management.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

A25370

Hours

Prefix

Course #

Course Title

Class

Lab

Credit

FIRST SEMESTER

ACA

115

Success &Study Skills

0

2

1

CIS

111

Basic PC Literacy

1

2

2

ENG

111

Writing and Inquiry

3

0

3

MAT

110

Math Measurement & Literacy

2

2

3

OST

122

Office Computations

1

2

2

OST

131

Keyboarding

1

2

2

OST

162

Executive Terminology

3

0

3

11

10

16

SECOND SEMESTER

BUS

153

Human Resource Management

3

0

3

ENG

112

Writing/Research in the Disc.

3

0

3

OST

132

Keyboard Skill Building

1

2

2

OST

164

Text Editing Applications

3

0

3

OST

181

Intro to Office Systems*

2

2

3

OST

184

Records Management

2

2

3

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective**

3

0

3

17

6

20

THIRD SEMESTER

CTS

120

Hardware/Software Support

2

3

3

CTS

135

Integrated Software Intro

2

4

4

CTS

115

Info Sys Business Concepts

3

0

3

ENG

112

Writing/Research in the Disc.

3

0

3

NET

110

Networking Concepts

2

2

3

NOS

130

Windows Single User

2

2

3

14

11

19

FOURTH SEMESTER

CTS

130

Spreadsheet

2

2

3

OST

223

Admin Office Transcript I

2

2

3

OST

233

Office Publications Design

2

2

3

OST

236

Adv. Word/Info Processing

2

2

3

OST

289

Administrative Office Mgt

2

2

3

Social/Behavioral Science Elective***

3

0

3

13

10

18

*WBL Option: Qualified students may elect to take three (3) credit hours of Work-Based Learning (WBL 111 and WBL 121 and WBL 131 or WBL 111 and WBL 112 or WBL 113) in lieu of OST 181.

**The Humanities/Fine Arts elective must be chosen from the following:

ART

111

Art Appreciation

3

0

3

ART

114

Art History Survey I

3

0

3

ART

115

Art History Survey II

3

0

3

ART

116

Survey of American Art

3

0

3

DRA

111

Theatre Appreciation

3

0

3

HUM

121

The Nature of America

3

0

3

HUM

122

Southern Culture

3

0

3

MUS

110

Music Appreciation

3

0

3

MUS

112

Introduction to Jazz

3

0

3

MUS

210

History of Rock Music

3

0

3

REL

110

World Religions

3

0

3

REL

211

Introduction to Old Testament

3

0

3

REL

212

Introduction to New Testament

3

0

3

***The Social/Behavioral Science elective must be chosen from the following: